Combination end-gate and scoop-board.



F. I. HEINZLER.

COMBINATION END GATE AND SCOOP BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7| 1915.

Patented Apr. 4, 1916.

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THE COLUMBIA P LANOGRAPH Co.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

F. I. HEINZLER.

COMBINATION END GATE AND SCOOP BOARD.

APPucATmN FILED ocT. 7. 1915.

1,177,863. Patented Apr. 4,1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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FRANK .'r. 'HEINzLEiL oF SLATER, MISSOURI.

COMBINATION END-GATE AND SCOOP-BOARD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Y i

Y v.Application led October 7, 1915. Serial No. 54,615.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKJ. HEINZLER, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Slater, in the county of Saline and State of -v Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination End- Gates and Scoop-Boards; andI do declare the-following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.y

This invention relates to improvements in wagons and more particularly to end gates therefor, and has for its object to provide a simply constructed means for holding the end gate in either open or closed` position on the wagon body. 4 j

A `further object is to provide an end gate -in the form of a scoop board.

A still further object is to provide brackets forholding the scoop on the wagon body, said brackets being adjustable to any sized wagons. Y

An additional object is to provide a pair of bracketsfwhich maybe applied vto any wagon without the use of driven fastenings of any type.

With the above and minor objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features ofrconstruction, combination and arrangement of partsv which will hereinafter be more particularly described and claimed,l Y and shown in the drawings wherein:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation 0f a portion of a wagon body having my invention applied thereto, showing the scoop `board in both open and closed position; Fig.

2 Ais an end view of the wagon body with the scoop board in upright or inactive pos1- tion; Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a detail transverse section taken on the line 4 1 of Fig. l, and Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, are detail perspective views of the various parts of one of the brackets which I employ. j

`In the accompanying drawings, I have shown my invention applied to a wagon body 1 having the usual side boards 2 and the supplemental sides 3, the end of the wagon 1 being closed by a scoop boardv 4. The scoop board @L comprises a bottom 5 upon which are mounted a pair of laterally extending pivot studs 6, and side flanges 7.

The end gatein the form ofthe scoop 4 is mounted in position on the wagonrbody;

by my improved brackets, here shown as substantially L-shaped, each with a hol been moved to its correct position.

zontal arm Shaving a head9 on one end Y' thereof, said head having a jaw 10 depend-- ing therefrom and adapted to abut one side of the rearmost cross beamv 11 of the wagon body. This jaw 10 formsone portion of an Patented Apr. 4, 191.6.

attaching clamp,the complementary portion thereof comprisinga slide* 12 movable on the arm Sand having a depending jaw 13 adapted to abut the opposite side of the cross beam 11. The slide 12 is slotted as shown at 14to receive a stud 15 whose outer end is threaded to reecive a clamping, nut 16. y This construction allows the slide to be moved toward the stud 15`until the jaw 13 contacts with the beam 11, thereby clamping said beam between the jaws 10 and 13, the nut being screwed down tightly when the slide has It is obvious that two of these L-shaped brackets are provided, one on each side of the wagon body adjacent its'end, but as both are conbe described.

Mstructed in the same manner, only-one will inwardly extending fiangel?v which projects y laterally therefrom and is adapted to underlie the lbottom of the wagon body 1. The

. slide 12 is provided with a similar flange 18 from which the jaw 13 depends as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 4.-; The flange 17 acts as one portion of a vertical attaching clamp, the other portion thereof consisting of a hook 19 which receives the upper edge of the side board 2, a notch 20 being formed on the supplemental side' when thesame is placed on the wagon. The hook 19 is shown formed on one end of an adjustable arm 21 whose lower end is slotted as shown at 22 to receive the studs 23 whose free ends are threaded to receive the clamping nuts 24; for securing the arm in adjusted position.. It is obvious that bymoving the hook 19 toward the flange 17, the side board 2V of the wagon will be tightly clamped therebetween and aid the horizontalclamp in securing thel scoop board is down as shown in dotted lines Fig. l, the pivot studs 6 will occupy the roo ilo

inner bearing 25. By reference to the drawings, particularly Fig. it will beseen that the bearings Q5 and 25 in each head are in thel same horizontal plane, and that they communicate with each other, being partially separated by the raised portion '253.

This construction permits the pivot studs 6 to move from one set of bearings to the other by riding over the Vportion V251, thus said studs remain Vin-enga'geiiient with the heads 9 at all times. This arrangement allows for the thickness of the bottoinA of the scoop board and permits the same to tightly close the end ofthe wagonVv body when in -upright position, and when in lowered position, the lower edge vof the bottom will closely contact withthe outer end edge of the bottom and prevent any loss of or other materials loaded into the wagon.

l An additional upright arm 26 is formed on the bracket and is adapted to have pivotally connected to its upper free end an arm 2T which aids in holding the scoop board in either raised or lowered position. The free end of the arm 2T extends through the bearing Q8 carried by the bottom of the scoop board said free end receivingonev end of a rod Q9 whose free end hasformed thereon a hook The bottom?) of the scoop board also carries the clips 31, the rods Q9 being adapted to spring` under these clips 31l when the scoop board is used to close the wagon body as shown in full linesin F 1. YVlien, however, it is desired to lower the scoop board, the arms 29 are sprung from under the clips. which will allow the board to be moved intol the dotted line position as shown' in thisgure. the hooks 30 coacting with the ,bearings 281 to hold theV board in operative position. The arms 27 are prevented from getting out of alinement lwith the rods 29 by the guides 32.

`Fronithe foregoing description, itwill be seen that I haveprovided brackets for 'mounting an end gate or scoop board; to `a Copies of this `patent -may be obtained for end gate therefor; of a pair of detachable' f L-shape'd end brackets, each comprising an upright attaching clamp adapted to receive thesideof a wagon, a horizontal arm, a depending jaw on said arm, a slide movableon saidarm and having a depending jaw, said of a wagontherebetween. C

2. In combinationaa wagon body and an end fgate therefor; of a pair of detachable LV-shaped end gate brackets', each comprising an upright attaching clamp a'daptedto re- .jaws being adapted to clamp the cross beam` Y ceive vthe side 'of a wagon, a horizontal arm,

a depending jaw on said arm, a flange eX- tending from said arm beneath the wagon body, a slide movable on said arm and having a iange extending beneath the first inentioiied Harige, a jaw onsaid slide, said jaws being 'adapted to clamp the cross beam of a wagon therebetween.

3. In combination, a'wagon body and anf' end gate therefor; of al pair of detachable L-shaped end gate brackets each comprising Ya horizontal attaching clamp, an upright arm having a hook on one end, and aflaterally extending flange underlying the wagon body.

if In combination, a wagon body and an end gatetherefor; of a pair of rdetachable. L-shaped end gatebrackets. each comprisingl a horizontal arm, a depending jaw-"thereon, a slide movable on said 4arm and having ya dependingjaw, said jaws being adapted toclamp'- the cross beam yof a Iwagon there-r.

one' end, and a laterally extending flange underlying the wa gon body.

between, an upright arm having a hook on The combination witha wagon body,"

of end gate therefor, laterally extending pivot studs projecting from each side ofvsaid gate, a bracket disposed on each side of saidV body, and a head oneach bracket, each ofl said heads having a pair of bearing open ings therein,v disposed in the saniehorlzontal plane and communicatingwith"each other,`

the bearing Vopenings in one vhead being alined with those Yin the other, said-pivot studs being disposed in -one of said alinedl f openings when the gate is down, and moving into the other as the same is raised, whereby la tight connectionr is maintainedbetween the wagon body and gate.

In testiinoiiy'whereof I have hereunto set my liand'in presence of two subscribing'vwit- FRANK J.Y Hiiiivzrinii. i

Vitnes'ses:

JOHN A. RICH, RN. Ariiiis.`

ive cents each,Y by aidressing the Commissioner of Patents.` lTliaslington, DJG. f 

